Korean Air until the end of the competition for the championship
The men's professional volleyball Korean Air recaptured its lead in a day.
Korean Air defeated Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance 3-1 (23-25 26-24 25-20 25-18) in a set score of the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League home match at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 23rd. 토토사이트 추천
As a result, Korean Air continued its fierce competition to win the regular league title by posting 61 points (20-11), dragging down Woori Card (59, 20-10 points), which played one less game, and rising to No. 1 again. On the other hand, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance suffered a painful upset and missed the opportunity to rise its ranking.
mixed feelings of joy and sorrow over the performance of foreign players
Korean Air got off to a good start. It even followed luck. Samsung, which was losing 15-17, turned the tables by scoring three consecutive points. Overcoming Korean Air's persistent pursuit, Samsung reached set point 24-23.
Korean Air, which is in crisis, had Kim Min-jae hit the fastball hard. However, the ball went over the net again after being hit by Lee Sang-wook with a Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance libero, and fell into an empty spot in the Korean Air court, and Samsung Fire won the first set.
The winner was the second set. Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance, which tried to maintain their momentum to win the first set, and Korean Air, which launched a counterattack, engaged in a tight race against each other.
What determined joy and sorrow was the attack of a foreign player. Korean Air's Murad Khan (registered name Murad) scored a sharp rear attack, while Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's Yosvani Hernandez (registered name Yosvani) committed an error, and Korean Air took the second set.
Korean Air, which changed the atmosphere, scored evenly among Murad, Jung Ji-seok, Kim Min-jae, and Kwak Seung-seok. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance was helplessly deprived of the third set as Yosvani's slump continued and 10 mistakes were poured out.
Korean Air also won the fourth set with Murad scoring three consecutive points from the start, and finished the game with a comfortable victory by seven points.
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance envies Korean Air overflowing with players
Korean Air's Murad, who has recently been promoted to a full-time foreign player, has rewarded his expectations by scoring 23 points, the most among the two teams. His attack success rate was also as sharp as 63.6 percent.
Korean Air put Murad in without hesitation when Lim Dong-hyuk, who played as an apogit spiker, was sluggish, and showed off his thick base with a thrilling come-from-behind victory.
On the other hand, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance suffered a come-from-behind defeat, realizing the limitations of its thin players. Yosvani, who had been struggling so far, has recently lost his stamina, and the strong attack he showed early this season has not come out.
Yosvani's attack success rate reached 66.67 percent in the first set, but dropped to 30 percent in the fourth set. As if his knee was in a bad condition, his jumping ability declined over and over again in the set, putting Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance manager Kim Sang-woo in deep agony.
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's ranking is also falling due to Yosvani's sluggish performance. It was once considered a favorite to win the championship, but now it has fallen to fifth place, making it difficult to guarantee its advance to spring volleyball, let alone to win the title.
However, it is too early to give up. Attention is focusing on whether Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance will join the spring volleyball tournament for the first time in six years.